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Villa des Roses
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Van Passel
Screenplay by	Christophe Dirickx
Based on	Villa des Roses by Willem Elsschot
Produced by	Dirk Impens Rudy Verzyck
Starring	Julie Delpy Shaun Dingwall
Cinematography	Jan Vancaillie
Edited by	Ludo Troch Karin Vaerenberg
Music by	Paul M. van Brugge
Production companies	Favourite Films Dan Films Isabella Films Samsa Films
Distributed by	Kinepolis Film Distribution (Belgium) Upstream Pictures (Netherlands) Miracle Communications (United Kingdom)
Release dates	27 February 2002 (2002-02-27) (Belgium) 17 April 2002 (2002-04-17) (Netherlands) 11 October 2002 (2002-10-11) (United Kingdom)
Countries	Belgium England Netherlands Luxembourg
Languages	English French

Villa des Roses is a 2002 film by Frank Van Passel, adapted from the 1913 novella by Belgian writer Willem Elsschot and starring Julie Delpy, Shaun Dingwall, Shirley Henderson, Timothy West, Harriet Walter and Albert Delpy. It won Best Feature at the Hollywood Film Festival and was nominated for three awards at the British Independent Film Awards.

Delpy plays Louise, a young widow who starts work just before the First World War as a maid at the dilapidated Villa des Roses, an English-owned guest house in Paris, where she falls in love with a German artist played by Dingwall.

Cast

• Julie Delpy as Louise Créteur
• Shaun Dingwall as Richard Grünewald
• Harriet Walter as Olive Burrell
• Shirley Henderson as Ella
• Timothy West as Hugh Burrell
• Frank Vercruyssen as Aasgaard
• Toni Barry as Mrs. Bunny Wimhurst
• Jan Decleir as Monsieur Brizard
• Dora van der Groen as Mrs. Gendron
• Albert Delpy as Antoine Créteur
• Stéphane Excoffier as Jeanne de Keros
• Rifka Lodeizen as Radsky
• Halina Reijn as Natsje
• Maya van den Broecke as Anna Kuprinski
• Gary Whelan as Mr. O'Connor
• Alfredo Pea as Mr. Craxi
• John Dobrynine as Eustache Lejeune

References

1. van der Put, Bart (May 17, 2003). "Villa des Roses". Filmjaarboek 2002. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 9789064036316.
2. "Villa des Roses (2001)". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
3. Hunter, Allan (21 October 2002). "Villa Des Roses". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
4. Neill, Heather (13 October 2002). "Mistress of the roles". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 29 November 2009.

External links

• Villa des Roses at IMDb

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